Your agent in every Turkish port

Beyond Maritime is a ship agency in the ports of Türkiye and the Turkish Straits. Our operations desk answers around the clock.

  • 24/7Operations desk
  • All portsAcross Türkiye
  • StraitsBosphorus and Dardanelles
Tankers at anchor at dusk

From arrival to sailing

One team runs the whole call: documents before arrival, clearances, berth and cargo follow-up, and the final account after sailing.

Port agency

Full agency in Turkish ports: pre-arrival, authorities, pilots and tugs, terminal and cargo operations, sailing.

Turkish Straits agency

Transit agency for the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, with live updates on the waiting list and husbandry at the anchorage.

Husbandry

Crew changes, cash to master, spare parts and stores, provisions and medical assistance, handled by the same desk.

Clear accounts

Proforma and final disbursement accounts built from the official tariffs, with every voucher attached.

Loading arms on a tanker jetty, with a tanker alongside
A crude oil tanker alongside an offshore terminal

Through the Turkish Straits

From the Aegean through the Dardanelles, across the Sea of Marmara and up the Bosphorus to the Black Sea, we follow the vessel the whole way.

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Bosphorus

Passage planning, pilot and tug orders and coordination with Turkish Straits VTS, northbound and southbound.

Dardanelles

Transit support at Çanakkale, with supplies, crew and spares delivered while the vessel waits for passage.

Why principals choose us

What owners, operators and charterers can count on at every call.

  1. Shorter time in port

    Every hour alongside costs our principals money. We plan the call before the vessel arrives: documents filed, berth, pilot and tugs lined up, cargo papers ready before completion, so the ship can sail as soon as operations end.

  2. One desk, no gaps

    The same team follows the call from nomination to final account. Authorities, terminal, surveyors and suppliers are coordinated from one desk, so nothing waits on a handover and you never have to repeat yourself.

  3. We call before you ask

    Weather, a berth change, the strait queue, a late document: we flag anything that could delay the vessel early, and we bring options along with the news.

  4. Truly around the clock

    Ships do not keep office hours. At three in the morning, at the weekend or on a holiday, the person who answers knows your vessel and can act on it straight away.

  5. Costs you can plan

    Our proformas are built line by line from the official tariffs. We keep the final account close to the estimate, explain every difference, attach every voucher and look for savings wherever the rules allow.

Everything the vessel needs

The full range of standard husbandry services, in port and at the Straits anchorages.

Crew changes

Sign on and sign off, immigration, transport, hotels and flights.

Cash to master

Cash delivered on board in port or at anchorage.

Spare parts

Customs clearance and delivery of spares on board.

Stores and provisions

Provisions, fresh water and ship stores arranged with local suppliers.

Medical assistance

Doctor visits, hospital appointments and repatriation.

Surveys and inspections

Attendance for surveyors, inspectors and sampling.

A bunker barge alongside a tanker at anchor
The cargo deck of a gas carrier, seen from the bridge

Talk to our operations desk

Our office is in Körfez, Kocaeli, at the heart of the İzmit Bay industrial and energy ports. Write to us any time.

Office
Türköz Park İş MerkeziA-1 Blok, Kat 2, No 10Mimar Sinan Mah. Dalbastı Sk.41780 Körfez / Kocaeli, Türkiye